Choose Your Jump - Entry 002 One Jump. Three Surprises. You take the patron’s job. The crates arrive just before departure with no markings and no paperwork. Just weight, seals, and a tight-lipped cargo handlers who quickly leave once they're done loading. The patron’s payment is split: half now, half on delivery. The first installment is enough to ease the financial pressure of the ship’s mortgage, and from the patron’s point of view, it got you to stop asking questions. You clear the starport with no export or inspection hassles; that's the first surprise. In no time you maneuver to a safe jump point and engage the drive. It’s still making that unnerving noise, so the engineering logs it … again. Then comes the second surprise. Halfway through the jump, internal sensors show that the cargo hold is warmer than it should be. Not by much, just enough to ping the sensor. You drop out of jump on schedule and on point, so no misjump, at least not this time. The destination has a C starport, which, when you arrive, will be busy enough to blend in and quiet enough that people mind their own business. That's when you get this message from an incoming security pinnace: "Do not dock. Hold position. Await further instructions." And the third surprise: one of the crates shifts. The bay cameras picked it up, and you watch it over and over again, just to be sure. No impact, no turbulence, but the crate definitely moved. You've got a decision to make: